Outside of a few obvious — and expensive — Billy Hamilton- and Dee Gordon-types, finding stolen base value is a risky business. But there is an easily-accessible and not-so-obvious stat available for free at MLB.com that can help turn up fantasy bargains: stolen bases allowed by catchers.

San Diego’s Derek Norris leads all MLB catchers with 53 steals allowed. However, he also leads the majors in caught-stealing, nabbing 29 would-be thieves. The key here would be targeting a Norris stolen-base opponent on a daily fantasy site that doesn’t dock points for caught stealing.

Pittsburgh’s Francisco Cervelli has allowed 50 steals, while catching 21, and the Twins’ Kurt Suzuki has allowed 44 steals, catching 11. All three of the top catchers have over 570 innings behind the plate.

What can this information do for you? Well, Pierzynski likely will catch a game this weekend against the Cubs. Though the team doesn’t run very often, the increased likelihood of a steal from Anthony Rizzo (he leads the Cubs with 12) may justify starting him over Paul Goldschmidt.

Looking ahead, the Braves face the Dodgers (Jimmy Rollins may be a nice cheap steals target at a position where value options are few and far between) and the Orioles (they rarely steal, but it could be a Manny Machado tiebreaker, or a possible Ryan Flaherty start could be something to consider) over the next week.

Fantasy owners know to start Hamilton and Gordon for steals, but paying attention the catchers and pitchers who are lenient with baserunners could turn up non-obvious bargains in the world of daily fantasy sports.

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